Accountant Senior

Accountant Senior

• 503977
• Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
• Staff
• Staff Full-time
• Closing at: Sep 18 2026 - 23:55 MDT

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Department Contact: Maggie Fraga, margarod@nmsu.edu

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary: Join the Restricted Accounting team at New Mexico State University! This position offers an opportunity to contribute to NMSU''s mission in a dynamic higher education environment.

Position Details

Position Title: Accountant Senior

College/Division: Administration and Finance

Department: 530410-RESTRICTED ACCOUNTING

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $53,165.80 - $67,872.60, commensurate with experience.

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status: Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule:

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Position performs compliance monitoring, expenditure transactional review, administration of sponsored awards collections and monthly/fiscal year end receivable analysis. Ensures letter of credit (LOC) federal agency electronic payment systems for our awards are in balance with Banner budgets. Ensures timely and accurate submission of quarterly financial reports. Ensures timely submission of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Sub award Reporting System of subcontracts. Responsible for timely financial sponsored award closeout and property closeouts. Administers month end cost share close process. Responsible for restricted awards document management/destruction of expired awards per State of New Mexico guidelines.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

Associate''s Degree + 4 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor''s degree + 2 years of relevant experience.

Equivalent Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Education: Bachelor''s degree in accountancy or bachelor''s degree with successful completion of at least 15 credit hours of Accounting (ACCT) course work.;

Preferred Experience: Three (3) years of professional experience directly related to the job duties and responsibilities as outlined.

Special Certification/Licensure:

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.